Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-03-02
StauntOn Markets.
SPECTATOR OFFICE,
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The grain-market Is without material change
| In quotations since last week. Offerings OF
| wheat continue lIght-clover.seed in larger
gu antilles.
The pivotal point in the wheat-supply, as II
affects the largest dealers in futures and the
small producers away off in the Interior alike,
is at Liverpool. The comments on the wheat
market there on the Goth ultimo were as fol
Iows:-"Wheat firm, demand fair, holders offer
sparingly." Then at the afternoon special
closing quotations. we have wheat In good
supply" Flour, holders offer freely"
The famed English Agricultnrist. Sir James
B. Lawes, who is also a writer on the interests
he SO largely represents in their chronological
progress as well as field culture, has taken a
hand on the situat. on of eat-supplies and
here is what he says, combining the conclu
sion of his remarks TO the requirements of the
Unlted Kingdom.
"rhe stocks of wheat and -four in the Unite
Kingdom Dec 81, 1885, were TO-, l73 l72 bush. less
than on Dec. 81, 1885, aud have been but slight.
iy changed since The wheat crop of III.
nlted kIns9on In 1a 1856 Is per off1eial report.
factures of which 20, Isl, 6i3 bush, or about 81
per Ct, has already been delivered The
timated yearly consumption is for the 81, COS 347
population Sept l. 1885, 2I2 200. 900 BUSH Il ht
home crop for food being deducted leaves re-
mainder of 1872. $50 bush. of foreign wheat
end on Aug. 81 1887, of which 65.627, 039 bush
have been imported from Sept. ], 1885, to Feb
90 1887, to which add 1880, 900 bush on passage
less 10 per CT TO be diverted to Continent;
makes less exports average as above 20 S65, 39l
bush. already in hand and on the way thence
leaving on Feb 10, 1887 "a $780, 59 bush. of whea,
and wheat -four 10 be purchased In and shipped
from all foreign countries from Feb. 20 to Aug
81. 1887. aside from any allowance for interior
weight and quality of the home crop or for
any reserve in farmers hands"
Western bacon and lard are nuoted st ad,
vsnce.
Country table-supples in butter, eggs, poul-
try, ETC., remain as last week.
The price-current Is omitted.
Baltimore livestock Market, Feb. 81
AT CALvERToN YARDS.
tCdtle are sold at these figures liUe tceioht Hogs
are sold at net weight, that is 20 per cent (geneT
ottg) of from live freight. Sheep are sold gross,
that is ttue weight, or nothing of.
Beef Cattle.-Prices of Beef Cattle ranged as
follows:
Generally rated first Quality g50o
Medium or good fair quality ..-.. 375 q 1929
Ordinary thin steers. oxen and
EStrs 20 IF r;css 5O
Most of the sales were from.......- 4 80 q 20
Total receipts for the week 6l2 head Total
sales for the week $40 head. Or the receipts 207
There was but little difference to day in the
activity of The market as compared with last
week, ana but fOr a Dffet period only was IL
better in that regard. Prices were fully 1sc
lower than last week, considering the better
average quality of the offerings. Bulls sell al
20 s0a4 per 100 lbs.
Sheep and Lambs-There is a fair offering
this week, an increase of several hundred
over last week, and there is some improve
ment in their quality. Trade is fairly activ'
at better figures. We quote butchers Sheep
at 3a51Sc for common to fair, and 5l%s6c per 10
gross Tor good to extra, and Lambs at aboui
the same figures. Arrivals this week 1912
head.
New York Livestock Market, Feb. %.
Beeves-Receipts to-day $50 carloads. incluG
ing l00 carloads for slaughterers. and 40 car
loads for export. Choice Steers ruled dull and
10 cts lower, while common to fair offerings
were flrmer; sales of common to extra Steers at
l5aSj 30 per 100 ID; Bulls and dry Cows at 81
ash Sheep aud Lambs-Receipis 1880; mar
ket steady; sales of Sheep at 75aS5 IS per 100
lbs, and Lambs at 75aS6 rs per 100 lbs, with
one carload extra Sheep at Sc %, Hogs-Re-
ceipts 93S ;nominally steady at 50aS5 80 per
100 lbs.
Philadelphia Livestock Market
Feb. %.
CatiIe-Receipts 249O; prices 16sAc lower;
extra 51za55s cts. good 5a5T cts. medium 14a4A
cts. common 314ai cts per Id. Sheep-Receipts
10000; market unchanged; extra at 534a6 cts,
good 5l4a5% cts, medium 454a5 cts, common IA
~ cts and Lambs 4]5a7 cts per 10. Hogs-Re
ceipts 1000: mark ct 10 higher; Western sas14e,